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LC Human Defence System

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the body's defence system against diseases?
a)
The immune system
b)
The control system
c)
The vascular system
d)
The endocrine system
2.
What is the role of white blood cells?
a)
To transport oxygen around the body
b)
To protect the body against pathogens
c)
To produce pain killers
d)
To aid the clotting of the blood 
3.
What is the name of the white blood cell that ingests micoorganisms?
a)
Antitoxins
b)
Antigens
c)
Phagocytes
d)
Platelets
4.

What is thought of as the primary defenses against pathogens in the human body?

a)

Lymphocytes and phagocytes

b)

Antibodies and lymphocytes

c)

The skin and mucous membranes

d)

The circulatory system

5.

A disease causing organism is called...?

a)

Parasite

b)

Pathogen

c)

Microbe

d)

Bacteria

6.

The ability to resist infection is called...?

a)

Immunity

b)

Invulnerability

c)

Resistance

d)

Health

7.

What is the function of proteins in the blood called complements?

a)

Kill bacteria by bursting them

b)

Triggering the body to produce antibodies

c)

Preventing blood loss by clotting the blood

d)

Surrounding microbes and engulfing them

8.

What is the role of interferons in the body?

a)

Surround cells infected by viruses to stop them spreading

b)

Surround bacteria cells to stop them spreading

c)

Put holes in bacterial cell wall to cause them to burst

d)

Cause the body to produce more antibodies to fight infection

9.

Which of the following is not part of the general defense system?

a)

Interferons

b)

Complements

c)

Antibodies

d)

Inflammation

10.

Where do lymphocytes and monocytes form?

a)

Bone marrow

b)

Spleen

c)

Thymus

d)

Lymph nodes

11.

A foreign particle that causes the production of antibodies is called...?

a)

Antigen

b)

Monocyte

c)

Pathogen

d)

Leucocyte

12.

Lymphocytes that recognize antigens on the surface of other white blood cells and cause B cells to replicate are called...?

a)

Helper T cells

b)

Killer T cells

c)

Suppressor T cells

d)

Memory T cells

13.

Lymphocytes that destroy abnormal body cells are called...?

a)

Helper T cells

b)

Killer T cells

c)

Suppressor T cells

d)

Memory T cells

14.

Lymphocytes that reduce the immune response of other cells so immune system does not overreact to an infection are called...?

a)

Helper T cells

b)

Killer T cells

c)

Suppressor T cells

d)

Memory T cells

15.

Lymphocytes that survive for years after the infection and speed up any subsequent action of T cells are called...?

a)

Helper T cells

b)

Killer T cells

c)

Suppressor T cells

d)

Memory T cells

16.

Where do T cells (T lymphocytes) mature?

a)

Thalmus

b)

Hypothalmus

c)

Bone marrow

d)

Thymus

17.

What is the role of B lymphocytes?

a)

Recognize an antigen and produce a specific antibody in response

b)

Reduce the immune response of other cells so immune system does not overreact to an infection

c)

Engulf foreign bodies and digest them

d)

Attack pathogens by releasing enzymes to put holes in their cell walls

18.

B lymphocytes produce

a)

allergens

b)

antigens

c)

antibodies

d)

all of these

19.

Select all physical barriers making up 1st line of defence

a)

phagocytes

b)

mucous

c)

skin

d)

cilia

20.

What is the name given to the cells that stay in the body and form part of your immunity to a pathogen?

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Memory cells

c)

White blood cells

d)

Antibodies

21.

Proteins that have a specific fit to a specific antigen are called

a)

allergens

b)

antibodies

c)

antihistamines

d)

none of these

22.
Diseases are passed from human to human by these four types of germs: 
a)
Viruses, influenza, HIV, and vaccines
b)
Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
c)
Viruses, cancers, mutagens, and DNA
d)
Viruses, blood, pollutants, and symptoms
23.
What are Lymphocytes?
a)
A type of red blood cell
b)
A nucleus 
c)
A type of white blood cell
d)
Bone Marrow
24.

What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?

a)

Monocyte

b)

Antigens

c)

Nucleus

d)

Antibodies

25.
What is the main purpose of the immune system?
a)
support the body through bones and muscles
b)
get rid of waste from the body
c)
protect the body from pathogens
d)
move blood through the body
26.
Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?
a)
Fever
b)
Stomach Acid digesting
c)
White Blood Cells fighing
d)
All of these are correct
27.
A disease that is harmful to the body and is contagious is called....
a)
Non-Infectious
b)
Infectious
28.

Lymph nodes are found in the ....

a)

a. neck

b)

c. groin

c)

b. armpits

d)

d. all of the above

29.

T or F - A fever can help you fight infection.

a)

true

b)

false

30.

Which substances would lysozyme be found in?

a)

White blood cells, tears, T-cells

b)

Saliva, inflammation, Lymphocytes

c)

tears, saliva, sweat

d)

Mucous membranes, fever, B-cells

31.

Lysozyme is a:

a)

Bacteria

b)

Acid

c)

Enzyme

d)

Virus

32.

Name the acid in your stomach that can destroy pathogens.

a)

Hydrochloric acid

b)

Sulfuric Acid

c)

Citric acid

d)

Ethanoic Acid

33.
Name this process
a)
eating
b)
phagocytosis
c)
destruction
d)
ingesting
34.

Which parts of the respiratory system keep pathogens from reaching the inside of your body? (select all that apply)

a)

cilia

b)

lungs

c)

mucus

d)

blood

35.
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
a)
lymph cell
b)
antigen
c)
antibody
d)
neutrop
36.
A secondary immune response will be faster when...
a)
The individual has encountered the pathogen already
b)
The individual's macrophages are on high alert
c)
The individual has encountered the pathogen and has memory B cells circulating
d)
All of the above
37.

what does HIV do to our immune system?

a)

It makes our immune system more stronger

b)

It attacks red blood cells

c)

It attacks our brain to stop working

d)

It attacks our Helper T cells and weakens our immune system to the point where our body cannot fight pathogens

38.

Destroy infected cells and recognize cancerous cells

a)

Helper T Cells

b)

T cells for delayed hypersensitivity

c)

Suppressor T Cells

d)

Cytotoxic T Cells

39.

This cell activates cytotoxic T cells, other helper T cells as well as B cells

a)

Helper T Cells

b)

T Cells for delayed hypersensitivity

c)

Suppressor T Cells

d)

Cytotoxic T Cells

40.

What correctly describes antibodies?

a)

They can attach to many different antigens

b)

They are a part of the innate immune system

c)

They are specific to their antigens

d)

They are found on invasive bacteria